| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-852 | 5th Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2024 |
Issues: (1) Whether “a weapon parts kit that is designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive” under 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 is a “firearm” regulated by the Gun Control Act of 1968; and (2) whether “a partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver” that is “designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver” under 27 C.F.R. § 478.12(c) is a “frame or receiver” regulated by the act.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Feb 07 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2024) |
| Mar 07 2024 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. |
| Mar 07 2024 | Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 08 2024 | Brief of respondents Defense Distributed, et al. filed. |
| Mar 08 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Gun Violence Protection Groups filed. |
| Mar 27 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
| Mar 27 2024 | Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024. |
| Apr 22 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Apr 29 2024 | Motion for an extension of time filed. |
| Apr 29 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2024. |
